Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14385454 - CRUSHED BY GARAGE DOOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14385454 -- Report ID: 0523310 -- Event Date: 12/14/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102616034	12/15/1989	4911	0	Dairyland Power Cooperative

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ELECTRIC UTILITY HAD DRIVEN A D-9 CATERPILLAR OUTSIDE THE SHED IN WHICH IT WAS KEPT. HE LEFT THE CAT RUNNING, WITH THE LIGHTS ON, AND RETURNED TO THE SHED WITH HIS RADIO IN HIS HAND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BY THE OVERHEAD DOOR OF THE SHED. THE DOOR WAS 27 FEET, 8 INCHES WIDE AND 14 FEET, 6 INCHES HIGH, AND IT WEIGHED AN ESTIMATED 2000 POUNDS. (THE WEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED BY THE PLANT SAFETY MANAGER.) NO SENSING SWITCHES HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE DOOR OPENER, NOR WERE ANY INCLUDED IN THE DESIGN OF THE DOOR.

Keywords: CRUSHED, DOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102616034			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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